A convention of colored people was held in Muscatine…
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A convention of colored people was held in Muscatine…
Description
A report on the 1857 Convention held in Muscatine published in the Daily Davenport Gazette (February 11, 1857)
Source
Library of Congress. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers.
Publisher
Daily Davenport Journal
Date
1857-02-11
Type
Newspaper article
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Transcription
Council and people will favor it. A Convention of colored people was held at Muscatine on the 5th. They resolved a number of wants, several of which they will carcely get gratified. LeClaire - We learn from the LeClaire
Convention Minutes Item Type Metadata
City
Muscatine
State
IA
Country
USA
Contributor
This transcription is the combination of work from more than 4,500 people who volunteered during the 2022 celebration of Douglass Day, held in partnership with Zooniverse.
Event ID
1857.IA-01.05.MUSC
Citation
“A convention of colored people was held in Muscatine…,” Colored Conventions Project Digital Records, accessed October 22, 2026, https://omeka.coloredconventions.org/items/show/1635.